Odorless cover for garbage-cans.



H. F. FREDERICK.

ODORLESS COVER FOR GARBAGE CANS.

APPLxcAloN man ocx. la. 1915.

l ,208366. r Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

./ INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORN EY HOWARD E. FREDERICK, oELoRE'rTo,NEBRASKA.

Specicatonof Letters Patent.

onoRLEss covER roR GARBAGE-cans.

ratentednee. 19, 1916.

Application inea october 1s, 1915. serial No. 56,505.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD FREDERICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Loretto, inthe county of Boone and State of Nebraska,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Odorless Covers forGarbage-Cans, of which the `followingis a specification. i i j Y Mylinvention relates ,to receptacles and more particularly to an odorlessgarbage can. a

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of `animproved closing means for the can or receptacle for permitting of `theemptying of a small amount of garbage into the can without having thetop lid or` cover of the can in an opened position before the smallquantity has been released or deposited, said closing means beingremovable after the can has been filled to permit of the application ofan ordinary can cover.

Another object of my invention resides in the means for mounting thegarbage deposit boX, the latter being preferably rotatably arranged andnormally disposed above the supporting arm and beneath the pivoted flapon the lid, said boX being rotatable after it is filled and the flap hasbeen closed, to permit of the depositing of a small quantity of garbageintoV the receptacle. Y A further objectof my invention resides in theprovision of a device of the character described that is `simple inconstruction, ecient in operation and one that can be manufactured andplaced on the market at a minimum cost. y s i Y Other `objects as wellas the nature,char acteristic features and` scope of my invention willbe more .readily understood from the following description taken in,connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimsforming a part of this specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view of myinvention; and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through thedeposit box, thedotted lines illustrating the positionV assumed by thedeposit boX when the garbage that was contained therein has beenreleased.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the differentviews, I provide a receptacle or can 1, formed of any desirable metaland preferably of a cylindrical contour. On the outer periphery,preferably at diametrically opposite points are handles 2 forfacilitating the moving of the receptacle from place to place, the upperedge of the receptacle having my improved closing means removablyassociated therewith.

The closing means in this instance consists essentially of a lid 3similar in contour to the receptacle, having a iange 4 dependingtherefrom, the flange being arranged in `close relation with the outerperiphery of the receptacle 1, the extreme lower edge of the flangeresting upon an annular rib 5 formed integral with the outer walls ofthe receptacle. Arranged transversely of the receptacle is a supportingcross arm 6, the respective ends of which are bent upwardly at rightangles as indicated by the numeral 7 and arranged in close relation withthe upper inner wall of the receptacle to provide feet, the free ends ofwhich are offset to provide engaging toes 8, the latter being secured tothe liange 4: by suitable fastening devices 9.

Rotatably mounted intermediate the ends of the arms 6 and through theraised portion 10 in the lid 3 is a shaft 11, said shaft being supportedthrough the medium of a pin 12 which incidentally secures the crankhandle 13 to the shaft for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Awasher 141 is arranged on the opposite screw threaded end of the shaft,said washer being maintained in close relation with the under surface ofthe arm through the medium of a suitable adjusting element 15. Rigidlyassociated .with the shaft 11 is my improved deposit Vbox 16, consistingpreferably of a rectangular hollow body having top and bottom removed,connection being made between the lbox and the shaft through the mediumof suitable connecting elements 17, the bases of which are bolted asindicated by the numeral 18 to the boX. The threaded shank of each ofthe elements is extended through the shaft and engaged by a suitable nut19.

Thecross arm is preferably enlarged from a point intermediate its endsto one end to provide a rectangular supporting platform 20, saidplatform being also positioned directly beneath a rectangular opening 21in the lid 3, which opening is incidentally closed through the medium ofa rectangular flap 22 resiliently and pivotally mounted.

Normally this flap 22 is closed and arranged above the deposit boX 16, abottom for which is provided by the platform 20. Now by"ro tating thecrank handle 13 after a limited quantity of garbage has been placed inthe garbage box, and after the flap has been closed, the garbage isdeposited withinthe receptacle 1, no odor being allowed to escapevduring this operation. By rotating the deposit boX it may be againarranged above the supporting platform 20 whereupon the flap may beraised to allow the deposit box being desire to be understood that I amnot to be limited to the exact details shown, however, I desire thatgreat stress be laid upon the `arrangement of the novel closing meansfor a garbage receptacle, the latter being arranged to permit of thedepositing of a limited quantity of garbage within the receptaclewithout allowing odors to escape.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it 'can easily be seen that l have provided a device that issimple in construction, containing but a few simple parts that can becheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed uponthe market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the preferred embodiment of my invention andthat various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion andarrangement of the parts may be ma de with in the scope of the appendedclaims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Havingv thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A cover for receptacles including a lid provided with an opening, aflap for closing the opening, a supporting arm carried beneath thcopening in the lid, a deposit box associated with the lid and supportingarm and normally arranged beneath the opening and above the arm so thatthe arm consti- Vtutes a bottom for the boX, and means for Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for rotating the boX to deposit materialwithin the receptaclewith which the closure is associated.

A closure for receptacles including a lid having an opening therein,supporting means extending transversely of the lid, and rotatablymounted means between the lid and thesupporting means and normallyarranged beneath the openingfor receiving a quantity of refusepreparatory to depositw n ing"V the refuse inV a receptacle Vwhen themeans neath the opening and above the support-V ing means so that thesupporting means serves as a bottom for the box. v Y

'i. AV closure'for receptacles includingfin combination with areceptacle, a `lid provided with an opening, a'fiap for closing saidopening, a supporting platform depending from the li`d`,\aI deposit boXassociated with the lid and supporting platform normally arrangedbeneath the opening and above the supporting platform for receiving aquantity of material without allowing odors to escape from thereceptacle, and means for rotating the deposit boX for de positing thematerial within the receptacle without allowing odors tov escapetherefrom.

5. A closure for receptaclesv including in combination with areceptacle, a lid having an opening therein, a fiap associated Vwith thelid and above the opening,a cross arm rigidly connected to Vthelidanddepending from the lid, a Vsupporting platform formed b v enlarging thearm lbeneaththe opening,

a shaft rotatably mounted in the lidiand arm, a deposit box rigidlylcarried by the shaft and positioned ybeneath the opening ioo and thesupporting platform so-that the platform'will serve as a bottom, andacrank handle associated with the shaft for rotat- -ing the boX toypermit of refuse being emptied into the receptacle without allowingodors to escape therefrom.

Intestimony whereof I aiiix my vsignatur@ in presence of two witnesses.

HOWARD F. FREDERICK.

Witnesses:

YA. W. LAMB, Y AMELIA4 A. LAMB.

ive vcents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

